All the info listed below concerns the history of Audio Tecnology is taken of "The Danish speaker 100 year anniversary" book and we are very grateful to the authors of the book for such an important work.

Audio Technology was founded by Ejvind and Per Skaaning in 1990 based on an idea of developing little series of speaker motorists for clients that wanted to have some degree of impact concerning electrical and mechanical parameters, in addition to appearance and style of the loudspeaker.

Iconic products

6" driver with 3" voice coil.
First chauffeur developed by Audio Technology was the 6" motorist. Audio Technology names its Flexunits motorists after the emissive cone diameter, because they run with lots of different front ring sizes and shapes. Front rings can differ a number of centimeters, in spite of utilizing the very same cone diameter. The physical shape of the chauffeurs was quickly established and because it would not be limited by physical dimensions, like heights, etc it was chosen, the motorist chassis should consist of two rings - a front ring and a middle ring, linked by spacers and bolted together. An extremely flexible building, that led straight to the name - Flexunits. 6" Flexunits was finished with regards to the physical construction, but the shape of the cone was still to be developed. It was done according to the 'Trial and mistake' principle and went on for month. Lots of tests, measurements and discarded cones saw the day of light. Fortunately, this brought a lot of experience and the procedure of finding the best geometry of the cone got much easier for the drivers to come.
Sonus Faber (Italian speaker producer) was already interested in such a chauffeur, so turnover and sales was ensured from start.
The driver, used in Sonus Faber EXTREMA, was thus the first commercially utilized motorist of Audio Technology. It was produced with the Sonus Faber logo on the special shaped front in addition to a specific created cone by the ideas of Franco Serblin. About 2000 Extrema mid-woofers have been produced, and the sales of these drivers, have contributed importantly to the ongoing foundation and development of Audio Technology. Next beginner was a 10" unit, also with 3" voice coil, however here development was somewhat much faster. The physical style was just a question of increasing the size of the existing parts, however the cone structure advancement showed yet once again to be rather time consuming. Then, a 4" system was planned and the requirement for a smaller sized voice coil happened. Like the 3" voice coil winding tool, the 2" tool was made as an adjustable tool to produce coils with numerous possible winding heights. Voice coil previous placed into the tool can be changed by 5 millimeter periods and winding heights to almost any given objective. Also, the impedance can be of your own option.
The 4" Flexunits was constructed on the basis of the very same concepts and from then cone structure set to a perfect geometry went fast. Experience does matter ...
Hereafter, the 5" Flexunits was made and it quickly turned out to be a popular size motorist. A not too big a motorist, that has the ability to produce fairly big sound in a little cabinet. Many loudspeaker makes around the world have ended up being popular for producing speakers with excellent noise, on the basis of this motorist. Also the Danish Hi-Fi publication Highfidelity, released a DIY project 'Speak & Abyss' with the 5" Flexunits. Due to the narrow structure of the 5" chauffeur, it was essential to alter the building of the basket. Instead of mounting the screws noticeably from the front, a row of deals with were hidden under the rubber-surround, allowing a somewhat smaller sized assembly. This step was rapidly adopted into the other motorists. 4", 5", 6", 8", 10", 12", and 15" chauffeurs were now offered (1994) - some with 2" voice coil only - others with both 3" and 4" voice coils.

C-Quenze shows up
Until now, all drivers were built with the bolted together chassis, but in 2001 a new series occurs - the C-Quenze series. This series of motorists remain in every aspect constructed from the same parts and material as the Flexunits, with exception of the frame. It is now a cast frame. This indicates the versatility is minimized, however some criteria can still be altered. The cones are likewise altered as the energy is put into getting a slightly wider bandwidth. As this motorist is a bit more cost-efficient than the Flexunits, it ends up being quite popular, however still, there are clients that desire what they call 'The real thing'.

In 2009, the Sandwich Cones becomes available. It is made from 2 reasonably thin carbon strengthened paper skins, which are glued together with broadening foam glue. The structure is light, however extremely stiff.

LR - magnet system
Last effort is drivers with an aerodynamic magnet system - the LR system (2012 ).
The pole plates are rounded to an aerodynamic shape, preventing aero noises and distortion from the motorist. The LR system comes just with the 120 mm magnet up until now.
Today, Audio Technology ApS is still owned by Per Skaaning and two of his brothers.

Timeline.
1990 - Audio Technology ApS was established.

1991 - First business speaker system utilizing Audio Technology drivers is evaluated in German Magazine Audio under the heading: "Nur fliegen ist schöner" meaning: "Only flying is Nicer".

1993 - Guarneri Homage of Sonus Faber is introduced. The motorist for this speaker is the greatest variety of Flexunits produced. Copy No 001, is positioned in the Violin Museum in Vicenza.

1994 - The biggest Flexunits - 15" - is finished. The very first Flexunits with 4" voice coil, meaning terrific power handling. Four sets were sold to Ace of Base studios in Sweden.

1995 - The Parcifal of Verity Audio in Canada is presented. A popular speaker that has been produced in basically the exact same design for twenty years.

1999 - The KA system sees the dawn of light. Full bodied bass at low levels, combined with excellent damping at X-max is possible.

2002 - For the very first time, Audio Technology chauffeurs have the honor of being in "Speaker of the Year" in Stereophile Magazine represented by Rockport Technologies Antares.

2007 - Six speakers with Audio Technology chauffeurs in "Recommended Components" of Stereophile Magazine. Speakers from Peak-Consult, Sonus Faber and Verity Audio are represented.

2008 - The sandwich cone drivers are provided, giving the Audio Technology woofers an upgrade concerning low distortion and 'edge' in the total sound experience.

2010 - The Leading edge in The Absolute Sound: "... then I believe that you will find that Verity's Lohengrin isn't cause for purchaser's regret however extended elation.", J. Heilbrunn TAS.